201.

The constant of proportionality relating the volumetric expansion of an object to its change
in temperature is called its

A. modulus of elasticity.

B. shear modulus.

C. bulk modulus.

D. coefficient of linear expansion.

The answer is: D

202. The thermal stress in a bar that is allowed to expand freely when heated to a higher
temperature is

A. large and positive.

B. small and positive.

C. zero.

D. small and negative.

The answer is: C

203. Which of the following is not a method of non-destructive testing of steel casting and
forging?

A radiography

B. magnetic particle

C. ultrasonic

D. chemical analysis

The answer is: C

204. Compressive strength of fully cured concrete is most directly related to:

A. sand-gravel ratio

B. fineness modulus

C. absolute volume of cement

D. water-cement ratio
The answer is: B

205. Steels containing large amounts of mild nickel and chromium:

A. carbon steel

B. stainless steel

C. alloy steel

D. cast steel

The answer is: B

206. The amount of force required to cause a unit deformation (displacement) -often called the
spring constant is the

A. modulus of elasticity.

B. normal stress.

C. shear stress.

D. stiffness.

The answer is: D

207. When more than one spring or resisting member shares the load, the relative stiffness is
the

A. modulus of elasticity.

B. normal stress.

C. stiffness.

D. rigidity.

The answer is: D

208. When a steel is described as SAE 1320:

A. it is plain carbon steel

B. it is nickel-chromium steel

C. it contains 18% to 23% carbon

D. it contains 0.18% to 0.23% carbon

The answer is: D

209. In roller chain drive, the chain should extend around at least ____ degrees of the pinion
circumference, and this maximum amount of contact is obtained for all center distances
provided the ratio is less than 3 1/2 to 1.

A. 90

B. 105

C. 120

D. 135

The answer is: C

216. An impact test is used to test a metal for:

A. toughness

B. strength

C. ductility

D. hardness

The answer is: A

217. Poisson's ratio is the ratio of the:

A. unit lateral deformation to the unit of longitudinal deformation

B. unit stress to unit strain

C. elastic limit to proportional limit

D. shear strain to compressive strain

The answer is: A

218. Creep is the term used in referring to the:

A. elongation before yield point

B. maximum stress of brittle materials

C. fatigue limit of ductile materials

D. continuous increase in the strain, or deformation, of any material subjected to stress.

The answer is: D

219. Ratio of the lateral strain to longitudinal strain when loaded longitudinally in tension.

A. Poisson's ratio

B. Strain Modulus

C. Strain ratio

D. Tension ratio

The answer is: A

220. A shaft is to be checked for concentricity. A suitable method of performing the check is by:

A. bench micrometer

B. snap gage

C. manometer

D. bench centers and dial indicator

The answer is: A

221. The following pertain to joining of metals, EXCEPT:

A. welding

B. soldering

C. casting

D. brazing

The answer is: C

222. Creep strength of a material is the:

A maximum stress before yield point

B. constant stress to which a material is loaded, at a specified temperature and for a specified
time, that will cause a further elongation

C. maximum stress before fatigue limit

D. maximum stress before rupture of ductile materials

The answer is: B

223. Which is not a heat treatment process?

A. sintering

B. annealing

C. hardening

D. tempering

The answer is: A

224. Which of the following steel contains chromium?

A. SAE 2340

B. SAE 4230

C. SAE 5240

D. SAE 1230

The answer is: C

225. Splines are used when:

A. the power to be transmitted is high

B. the torque is high

C. the speed is high

D. axial relative motion between shaft and hub is necessary

The answer is: D

226. Instrument used to analyze the composition of metals:

A. spectrometer

B. radiometer

C. profilometer

D. ultimate analyzer
The answer is: A

227. A machining operation whereby the tool reciprocates and the feed is stationary is called:

A. planning

B. shaping

C. turning

D. reaming

The answer is: B

228. The clearance between tooth profiles of gear tooth

A. rack

B. dedendum

C. addendum

D. backlash

The answer is: D

229. The internal stresses existing in a welded connection are:

A. Not relieved by heat treatment

B. Not relieved when the welded is peened

C. May be relieved when the weld is peened

D. Relieved by x-ray analysis

The answer is: B

230. Which of the following is not a kind of mandrel?

A. expansion mandrel

B. gang mandrel

C. contraction mandrel

D. taper mandrel
The answer is: C

231. A non-ferrous all consists of nickel and copper.

A. monel

B. bronze

C. tubing bronze

D. brass

The answer is: A

232. One of the following is not a tap used for cutting threads in holes.

A. Tapping tap

B. Plug tap

C. Taper tap

D. Bottoming tap

The answer is: A

233. A material is to be drawn into a wire. It must therefore possess the property of:

A. toughness

B. ductility

C. malleability

D. hardness

The answer is: B

234. When cast steels is used for the body of machine it is used because:

A. it has non-magnetic properties

B. it has good self-lubricating properties

C. it is cheap

D. it is strong in tension

The answer is: B

235. One of the following is unsuitable for bearings.

A. white metal

B. mild steel

C. cast iron

D. nylon

The answer is: A

236. Arc of the pitch circle through which a tooth travels from the point of contact with the
mating tooth to the pitch point of a gear:

A. arc of recess

B. arc of action

C. arc of approach

D. arc of relief

The answer is: C

237. The process of working metals by the application of sudden blows on by a steady
pressure.

A. casting

B. forging

C. tempering

D. peening

The answer is: B

238. Herringbone gears are gears which:

A. Do not operate on parallel shafts

B. Have a line contact between the teeth

C. Consist of two left-handed helical gears

D. Tend to produce and trust on the shafts.

The answer is: B

239. An alloying element used principally to produce stainless steel

A. zinc

B. tantalum

C. titanium

D. chromium

The answer is: D

240. The maximum bending moment of a beam supported on both ends and subject to total
load W uniformly distributed over its length L is expressed by the formula:

A WL/8

B. WL²/8

C. WL/2

D. WL/4

The answer is: B

241. When machining nickel alloys the best type of cutting fluid is:

A. sulfurized oil

B. straight mineral

C. soluble oil

D. all of these

The answer is: A

242. Hardening the surface of iron-based alloys by heating them below the melting point in
contact with the carbonaceous substance:

A. Nitriding

B. Cyaniding

C. Carburizing D. Quenching

The answer is: C

243. Modulus of elasticity of a steel member is:

A. a function of the length and width

B. defined as the unit shear stress divided by the unit shear deformation

C. equal to the modulus of elasticity divided one plus Poisson's ratio

D. defined as the length divided by the moment of inertia

The answer is: B

244. The maximum stress induced in a material when subjected to alternating or repeated
loading without causing failure:

A. elasticity

B. endurance stress

C. yield stress

D. ultimate stress

The answer is: B

245. A material that can wear away a substance softer than itself:

A. tungsten

B. abrasive

C. corrosive

D. carbon

The answer is: B

246. In a long column (slenderness ration < 60), which of the following has the greatest
influence on its tendency to buckle under a compressive load?

A. Modulus of Elasticity

B. Radius of Gyration

C. Moment of Inertia

D. None of the above

The answer is: B

247. Materials, usually ceramics, employed where resistance to a very high temperature is
required, as for furnace linings and metal melting pots.

A. Bricks

B. Refractories

C. Insulators

D. Conductors

The answer is: B

248. Which process do not belong to the group?

A. malleable iron

B. gray iron

C. white iron

D. head iron

The answer is: D

249. Total deformation measured along in the direction of the line of stress:

A. stress

B. strain

C. elongation

D. yield line

The answer is: C

250. An alloy of copper and zinc:

A. brass

B. zinc

C. bronze

D. tin

The answer is: A

251. Which of the following metals is easy to chisel?

A. cast iron

B. alloy steel

C. cast steel

D. manganese steel

The answer is: A

252. The commonly used joint in cast iron pipe

A. Bell and Spigot joint

B. Compression joint

C. Expansion joint

D. None of the above

The answer is: A

253. A machine tool used principally to machine flat or plane surfaces with a single pointed
cutting tool.

A. shaper

B. planer

C. hack saw

D. drill

The answer is: A

254. The maximum stress to which a material can be subjected to without a trace of any
permanent set remaining upon a complete withdrawal of the stress.

A. yield strength

B. elastic limit

C. fracture

D. ultimate strength

The answer is: B

255. Usually copper-tin alloy:

A. brass

B. bronze

C. monel

D. inconel

The answer is: B

256. A hollow shaft made of plain carbon steel contains 0.35% carbon is mounted on bearings
20 ft apart. The material of the shaft will be composed of:

A. UNS G 1035

B. SAE 1030

C. AISI C 1035

D. SAE 6150

The answer is: C

257. Fluid film desire between two surfaces having relative sliding motion:

A. grease

B. lubrication

C. margin

D. clearance

The answer is: B

258. Which of the following is not a strength property of a material?

A. endurance strength

B. tensile strength

C. torsional strength

D. elastic resilience

The answer is: D

259. The method of cold working by compression.

A. reaming

B. piercing

C. turning

D. boring

The answer is: B

260. Which of the following would most likely require a steel containing 0.6% carbon that has
been spheroidized, cold-drawn, and slightly tempered?

A. a ball bearing

B. a bridge beam

C. a water pipe

D. a cutting tool

The answer is: D

261. Poisson's ratio is the ratio of the:

A. Unit lateral deformation to the unit longitudinal deformation

B. unit stress to the unit strain

C. Elastic limit to proportional limit

D. Elastic limit to ultimate strength

The answer is: A

262. A structure has five unknown reactions acting on the structure. Three equations of static
equilibrium have been written. To complete the analysis, which of the following equations would
be needed?

A. two dynamic equilibrium equations

B. three-member deformation equations

C. three more static equilibrium equations

D. two-member deformation equations

The answer is: A

263. For most metals Poisson's ratio lies in the range:

A. 0.25 to 0.35

B. 0.30 to 0.40

C. 0.35 to 0.45

D. 0.40 to 0.50

The answer is: D

264. An operation of sizing and finishing a hole by means of a cutting tool having several cutting
edges:

A. Planning

B. Reaming

C. Boring

D. Drilling

The answer is: B

265. A kind of chuck which has five reversible jaws which could be adjusted properly:

A. universal chuck

B. live chuck

C. chuck connors

D. independent chuck

The answer is: D

266. The linear portion of the stress-strain diagram of steel is known as:

A. Modulus of Elasticity.

B. Plastic Range

C. Elastic Range

D. none of the above

The answer is: C

267. The area of the shear diagram of a beam between any two points of the beam is equal to
the:

A. change in shear between two points

B. average moment between the two points

C. change on moment between the two points

D. change in the deflection between the two points

The answer is: C

268. In 18-4-1 high speed steel the maximum percentage is of:

A. carbon

B. tungsten

C. chromium

D. iron

The answer is: D

269. In compression, a prism of brittle material will break:

A. into large number of pieces

B. by forming a bulge

C. by shearing along oblique plane

D. in a direction along the direction load

The answer is: C

288. Projection welding is:

A. continuous spot-welding process

B. multi spot welding process

C. used to form

D. used to make mesh

The answer is: B

289. In resistance welding, the pressure is released:

A. just at the time of passing the current

B. during heating period

C. after the weld cools

D. after the completion of currents

The answer is: C

290. Grey cast iron is best welded by:

A. MIG

B. submerged arc

C. TIG

D. oxy-acetylene

The answer is: D

291. A plug gauge is used to measure

A. taper bores

B. cylindrical bores

C. spherical holes

D. screw threads

The answer is: D

292. Choose the one that will have the highest cutting speed.

A. cast iron

B. tool steel

C. brass

D. aluminum
The answer is: D

293. When large number of components are turned and parted off from a bar, the chuck
generally used is:

A. four jaw chuck

B. two jaw chuck

C. collet chuck

D. magnetic chuck

The answer is: D

294. Gear tooth vernier is used for measuring:

A. gear tooth profile

B. module

C. pith line thickness of gear tooth

D. gear tooth thickness

The answer is: A

295. Undercutting is:

A. an operation of cutting extreme deep groove

B. an operation of cutting a groove next to a shoulder on a piece of work

C. cutting from the base of a work piece

D. an operation of cutting extreme wide threads

The answer is: C

296. Laser welding is widely used in;

A. Process industry

B. structural work

C. heavy industry D. electronic industry

The answer is: D

297. Unlike materials or materials of different thickness can be butt welded by:

A. control of pressure and current

B. adjusting time duration of current

C. adjusting initial gap

D. all of the above

The answer is: A

298. In arc welding operations the current value is decided by:

A. thickness of plate

B. voltage across the plate

C. size of the electrode

D. length of welded portion

The answer is: C

299. Arc blow takes place in:

A. gas welding

B. arc welding when straight polarity is used

C. arc welding when reverse polarity is used

D. welding stainless steel

The answer is: D

300. For a completely corrosion-resistant stainless steel, what minimum percentage of

chromium in the alloy is required?

A. 3.2%

B. 7.3%

C. 11%

D. 15%

The answer is: C